Yearly Archives: 2024

Stay with him – Bishop Galea-Curmi

13/01/2024   Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

“Marru… raw… u baqgħu miegħu” (Ġw 1:39). Dawn it-tliet kelmiet għadna kif smajnihom fl-Evanġelju tal-lum dwar dawk iż-żewġ dixxipli li kienu mixjin wara Ġesù. Huma kienu dixxipli ta’ Ġwanni l-Battista, u meta Ġwanni qalilhom “Araw il-Ħaruf ta’ Alla” (Ġw 1:36), huma mxew wara Ġesù li beda djalogu magħhom. Ġesù staqsihom x’riedu, huma staqsewh fejn joqgħod, u Ġesù għamlilhom stedina: “ejjew u taraw” (Ġw 1:39)… Read more »

The Lord gives us the grace to ask him to get to know him – The Archbishop

Mass on the Second Sunday in Ordinary

14/01/2024   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Porto Salvo & St Dominic, Valletta

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ikkonkludejna l-festi sbieħ tal-Milied bil-festa kbira tal-Epifanija, l-għada wkoll iċċelebrajna l-Magħmudija tal-Mulej. U f’dawn il-Ħdud – aħna nsejħulhom ta’ matul is-sena meta s-saċerdot jilbes ukoll il-kulur aħdar li hu l-kulur tat-tama, taż-żgħożija bħal meta tħares lejn il-kampanja tagħna tfakkrek ukoll kollha fis-sbuħija ta’ ħajja li kollha enerġija.

Dawn il-Ħdud nibdew naqraw b’attenzjoni kbira l-Evanġelju magħżul għal din is-sena… Read more »

Benedictine Nuns move into Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

12/01/2024

Six nuns of the Benedictine Order from the Abbey of Santa Scholastica in Victoria, Argentina, accompanied by their Abbess, are welcomed in the Vatican by the president of the Governorate. They will form a monastic community in the Monastery, which served as Benedict XVI’s home after his resignation and until his death.

The Argentine Benedictine nuns invited by Pope Francis to reside in Mater Ecclesiae, the monastery in the heart of the Vatican Gardens that was the home of the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, for almost a decade after his historic resignation, arrived on Wednesday morning, January 3rd… Read more »

Mass on Sunday – 14th January 2024, 9:30am

14/01/2024   Saint Dominic's Parish Church, Valletta

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

The Sunday Gospel: 14th January

14/01/2024

The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Samuel 3:3b-10,19
Psalm: 39(40):2,4ab,7-8a,8b-9,10
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a,17-20

Gospel: John 1:35-42

John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus.

Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them,”Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day… Read more »

A hole in the ceiling – Bishop Galea-Curmi

12/01/2024   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Bl-Ingliż hemm espressjoni li tgħid: “Where there is a will, there is a way”. Naraha li tispjega b’mod tajjeb ħafna l-ġrajja li smajna llum mill-Evanġelju skont San Mark, fejn hemm dawn l-erbgħa min-nies li refgħu lil dan li kien mifluġ, u riedu jeħduh quddiem Ġesù. Riedu li jwassluh hemmhekk, quddiemu, akkost ta’ kollox. Meta waslu, sabu n-nies, ġewwa mimli fejn kien qed jitkellem Ġesù, barra wkoll, ma setgħux jgħaddu, u qalu: xorta neħduh quddiem Ġesù! … Read more »

The Gospel of the day: 13th January

13/01/2024

Readings of the day

First Reading: 1 Samuel 9:1-4,17-19; 10:1a
Psalm: 20 (21):2-3,4-5,6-7

Gospel: Mark 2:13-17

In those days, Jesus went out again beside the sea; the whole crowd gathered around him, and he taught them. As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were also sitting with Jesus and his disciples—for there were many who followed him. 

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” 

Saint of the day: Saint Hilary, bishop & doctor of the Church Read more »

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Catholics celebrate Mass at Qatar’s first Christian place of worship

13/01/2024

The Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, Bishop Aldo Berardi, celebrates Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary in Doha, the first official Christian place of worship in Qatar.

The Catholic Church in Qatar celebrated a solemn Mass intended as a symbol of hope and unity for its diverse Catholic community, which is made up of individuals from various ethnicities, nationalities, languages, and Catholic rites… Read more »

Mass & Rosary – 13th January 2024, 9:30am

13/01/2024   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

Maltese priest named member of an international ecumenical commission

12/01/2024

The Holy See has named Mgr Professor Hector Scerri to be a member of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. 

Mgr Hector Scerri, 58, has been a Consultor to the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, at the Vatican, since 2014. He is a professor of dogmatic theology and ecumenism at the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta, and the head of the Ecumenical Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta and of the Doctrinal Commission of the Maltese Episcopal Conference… Read more »